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After dropping the gear off we headed out to spend the evening at Bodhnath. The ride out was long due to the traffic, but it was well worth it. Bodhnath has Nepal's largest stupa (124 feet tall) and is one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist sites. The stupa really is beautiful - it's on a large four level octagonal base and the buildings have encroached so closely that it now looks as if it's in a courtyard. It was very crowded and very active - excellent people watching - and as it got later it only got more and more crowded. We spend two hours and walked around it a dozen or so times on each level. We watched the sunset and people, and took lots of pictures. After sunset we took a tuktuk (auto rickshaw) back to Durbar Square as Amy wanted to do some last minute shopping. From the square we slowly strolled back to Thamel enjoying the night air and slowly browsing some of the shops. Back in Thamel Amy dumped her purchases in the room and we headed out to diner and live music at the New Orleans Cafe (again).